I never realized how small my hometown was until I left it. There are gestures and traditions that I thought every town practiced but realized it was special and unique to smaller towns. The following are signs that you live in a close knit community.
1.When you say where you are from and no one ever knows where that is.
2. Or when people ask where you are from and you automatically say the town next to you that is more well-known.
3.You know everyone in your town.
4. You know everyone’s business in your town.
5.You are bound to run into someone at the local Quick Check even at 5:30 in the morning.
6.Chances are you know the local law enforcement too and always give a quick wave.
7. It doesn’t take very far on a jog to be at the border of your town.
8. When it’s Garage Sale Day you can hit every house in a day.
9. No-one knows how to pronounce your town’s name…What is a Pequannock?
10. You get shocked every time someone says their high school graduating class was more than 300 students.
11. You know the best places to eat (and the worst).
12. There are three main roads in your whole town.
13. It seems like everyone is somehow related.
14. The local fireworks show on the 4th of July is the highlight of the whole year.
15. When a new townie moves in you stare at them like a new shiny object.
16. It may seem like you want to move on to bigger and better things, but there is no place like your small hometown.
